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STHS Counseling
Helping Find the Right Path for YOU!
The Counseling Department provides services and resources for the students as an aid to educational, vocational, social, and personal development. Each student is considered as an individual with unique interests, abilities, and opportunities. Individual conferences are held each year in order to aid the student during various stages of growth and development. In addition to the personal services extended to students and parents, the guidance staff responds to the needs of the educational community by testing, maintaining records, making agency referrals and acting as liaison between students, faculty and/or parents. Students are also assisted in making appropriate course selections according to their abilities, aptitudes, and future career goals.
Our Staff
Our Staff
You can set up an appointment with your counselor by calling or emailing:
Andrea Irvin
Student Last Names A-G
Mark Malayao
Margaret Riegel (Simons)
Student Last Names P-Z
Building Homeless Liaison
Joan Tracy
Christine Wolfe
Student Last Names H-O
Dauphin County Technical School
Dauphin County Technical School Application Process
Students interested in applying for Dauphin County Technical School's 2022-2023 school year must apply online on the DCTS website, http://www.dcts.org. The deadline for applications is April 8, 2022. Students will be notified by DCTS of their admission decision by mid to end of June 2022. If you have questions, concerns or need assistance, please contact your counselor.
For more information about DCTS please visit www.dcts.org
GED Information
GED Preparation Classes as well as the GED Exam are offered locally, at HACC. Go to http://www.hacc.edu/ProgramsandCourses/AdultEducationGED/GED-Testing.cfm for more information.
Click http://www.varsitytutors.com/free-ged-resources for FREE practice tests and other GED resources.
Junior School Board Representative
- Transcripts / Letters of Recommendation
- SAT/ACT/PSAT
- Scholarships
- Grade Conversion Scale
- Job Opportunities
- Work Study
Transcripts / Letters of Recommendation
Transcripts
Seniors can request their transcript at www.parchment.com, instead of coming to the Counseling Center to complete a paper request form. Once students get to the website, they can quickly and easily create an account and start requesting transcripts right away!
Underclassmen and prior graduates can also request their transcript through parchment, for a fee. Otherwise, you can contact Ms. Plott in the Counseling Center, via email at nplott@hannasd.org or via phone at 717-657-5117 ext. 40117, to provide you with a copy at no cost.
The benefits of an online transcript request include:
- Convenience for Students - Requests can be made right from the home computer without having to miss class to go to the Counseling Center
- Faster Service - Parchment immediately notifies the Counseling Center of the transcript request and transcripts can be processed within 48 hours
- Easy Tracking - Students can follow, via Parchment, exactly where their transcript is in the process
- More Secure Delivery - Since transcripts are sent electronically they go directly into the student's file at college, there is no chance of a paper transcript getting misplaced or lost in the mail
- Good for the Environment - Using electronic transcripts will save hundreds of pieces of paper that were used to print out paper transcripts in the past
The Parchment platform has helped millions of people and thousands of schools and universities to exchange more than 12 million transcripts and other credentials globally. Parchment is powered by a team of experienced education and technology professionals who have first-hand experience serving students as registrars, admissions officers, teachers and engineers. They are passionate about helping people use their education to achieve their full potential. In a knowledge economy where opportunities are defined by what you know and how well you know it, let Parchment help you turn your credentials into opportunities.
- Please note that high school transcripts always include your PSAT, SAT, ACT & Keystone Scores, unless you specifically request they not be sent. The high school must send all of your scores or none of your scores, we do not have the ability to choose which scores are sent. If you wish to choose which scores are sent, notify Ms. Plott that you do not want your test scores sent with your transcript and then you will have to notify either the College Board (for SAT) or the ACT to request which of your scores you wish to send. There will be a charge from the College Board and the ACT to send your scores.
Letters of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation are required by some colleges and, if not required, can still enhance your academic transcript. A letter of recommendation can come from any adult that is not related to you (a few examples are your counselor, teachers, a clergy person, your employer, your coach, etc.). It is a very good idea to give the person you are requesting a letter from an academic resume so they can reference various areas of your life. Click HERE for a sample academic resume but remember that this is only a sample, be sure to customize your academic resume to your own life!
Additional Information
If you have any additional information you would like sent along with your high school transcript (for example, some colleges have their own counselor and teacher recommendation forms) you can submit them to Ms. Plott in the Counseling Center and they will be sent along with your transcript to your college(s) of choice.
To request a copy of an official or unofficial transcript for scholarships or just to have for yourself, please see Ms. Plott in the Counseling Center, they will be prepared for you to pick up within one business day.
SAT/ACT/PSAT
SAT Prep
Beginning in March 2016, the College Board will be changing the format and scoring of the SAT a bit.
For more information go to https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/ . You can also click HERE for a brief description of the changes. This link is an excerpt from the over 800 page NEW SAT Study Guide available in Guidance. We only received one of these Study Guides so, unfortunately, this book can not be removed from Guidance. Students are welcome to spend some time in Guidance if they wish to review it.
Click https://www.varsitytutors.com/free-new-sat-resources for FREE SAT Resources.
SAT/ACT Scores
Your SAT & ACT scores are a part of your high school transcript, however, some colleges require that you send these scores directly from the testing center; this is called an "Official" SAT or ACT score. To order SAT scores, go to www.collegeboard.com; to order ACT scores, go to www.actstudent.org. You needn't do anything special to have your scores sent along with your high school transcript, they will go automatically.
ACT Prep
ACT Resources
Click https://www.varsitytutors.com/free-act-resources for FREE ACT Resources.
ACT Prep for College Bound Students
Prepping for the ACT Guide
ACT Resources (pdf)
ACT Student Test Prep
College Foundation ACT Prep
McGraw Hill Practice Plus ACT Prep
Preparing for the ACT (English pdf)
Preparing for the ACT (Spanish pdf)
Spark Notes ACT Prep
Study Guide Zone ACT Guide (pdf)
PSAT
The next PSAT will be given at Susquehanna Township High School on October 14, 2020 for in-school students and October 29th, 2020 for ARA students. Registration information will be sent to all sohpomores and juniors in September, 2020.
For more information on the PSAT, go to https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt-psat-10?navId=gh-pn
For FREE Practice Tests, go to http://www.varsitytutors.com/psat-practice-tests
For FREE Flashcards, go to http://www.varsitytutors.com/psat-flashcards
SAT Test Dates & Deadline
2021-2022 SAT Test Dates & Deadlines
Register for the SAT at www.collegeboard.org. Test Fee is $52.00 ($68.00 with Essay)
Test Date
August 28, 2021
October 2, 2021
November 6, 2021
December 4, 2021
March 12, 2022
May 7, 2022
June 4, 2022
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
July 30, 2021
September 3, 2021
October 8, 2021
November 4, 2021
February 11, 2022
April 8, 2022
May 5, 2022
LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
($30 LATE FEE)
August 17, 2021
September 21, 2021
October 26, 2021
November 23, 2021
March 1, 2022
April 26, 2022
May 25, 2022
ACT Test Dates & Deadline
2021-2022 ACT Test Dates & Deadlines
Register for the ACT at www.actstudent.org. Test Fee is $55.00 ($70.00 with Writing)
Test Date
September 11, 2021
October 22, 2021
December 11, 2021
February 12, 2022
April 2, 2022
June 11, 2022
July 16, 2022
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
August 6, 2021
September 17, 2021
November 5, 2021
January 7, 2022
February 25, 2022
May 6, 2022
June 17, 2022
LATE REGISTRATION DEADLINE
($30 LATE FEE)
August 20, 2021
October 1, 2021
November 19, 2021
January 21, 2022
March 11, 2022
May 20, 2022
June 24, 2022
Scholarships
Available Scholarships
Deadlines are noted in bold. Many scholarships are available online, however, if an application is marked as being available in Guidance, students may pick up a copy from Ms. Plott. New scholarships are added weekly. Check the page regularly to learn about new opportunities. If you have any questions, please see your counselor.
Click any of the links below for scholarship information
- Any High School Student that resides in Pennsylvania
- Awards: varies
- Deadlines: April 30th - June 30, 2022
- Any high school senior that attends STHS
- Click on scholarship name for fillable PDF application
- Award: $500
- Deadline: May 20, 2022
- This is not a scholarship. This is a 4 month program for current 8th - 11th graders interested in Neuroscience & Behavioral Health
- Click on program title to apply
- Deadline: April 20, 2022
- Requirements vary
- Click on scholarship title for full detail of all the scholarships
- Awards: Varies
- Deadline: June 1, 2022
- Any Senior that has been accepted for admissions to an accredited college, has at least a 3.0 GPA & engaged in community service and/or extracurricular activities
- Click here to apply http://www.betapiboule.org
- Awards: $2000
- Deadline: April 3, 2022
Grade Conversion Scale
CONVERSION SCALE FROM PERCENTAGE TO A 4 POINT SCALE
60=1.00
61=1.08
62=1.15
63=1.23
64=1.30
65=1.38
66=1.45
67=1.53
68=1.60
69=1.68
70=1.75
71=1.83
72=1.90
73=1.98
74=2.05
75=2.13
76=2.20
77=2.28
78=2.35
79=2.43
80=2.50
81=2.58
82=2.65
83=2.73
84=2.80
85=2.88
86=2.95
87=3.03
88=3.10
89=3.18
90=3.25
91=3.33
92=3.40
93=3.48
94=3.55
95=3.63
96=3.70
97=3.78
98=3.85
99=3.93
100=4.00
Job Opportunities
Job Opportunities
- Hiring nursing support staff, medical assistants, warehouse workers, food service attendants
- Career Fair on June 29, 2022 at Heinz Field
- Click on job title to see flyer
- Fast-paced, friendly work environment; flexible schedules
- Click on job title to apply
- Butter Room at the Carlisle facility; about 15 days per month
- $21/hr and $1000 sign on bonus
- Apply at https://www.landolakesinc.com/Careers
Hiring Servers, Bartenders, Front Desk, Housekeeping
Email Heather Ondechek - heather.ondechek@hilton.com
Hiring full time and part time positions
Go to http://www.mission-bbq.com to apply
Brochures in guidance office